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Man dead, alleged impaired driver in custody after B.C. crash

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1 person killed in suspected impaired driver in Abbotsford
WATCH: One person has been killed in a nasty collision in Abbotsford involving an alleged impaired driver – Sep 30, 2022

Police say one driver is dead and two of his family members were sent to hospital after a two-vehicle crash in Abbotsford, B.C., Thursday night.

Abbotsford police say the 51-year-old driver of the other vehicle is in custody as part of an impaired driving investigation.

Officers responded to a crash at the intersection of Wells Line Road and McDermott Road at 6:25 p.m.

Police say the driver of the car occupied by a family of three died at the scene and the two passengers were sent to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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They say the person in the other vehicle stayed at the scene and was transported to hospital, where he remained in police custody.

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Police say investigators are in the early stages of their investigation and looking for witnesses and dashcam footage.

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